Senior Python Data Scraping Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +5 more states.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of comprehensive data extraction workflows across intricate websites, ensuring thorough coverage, precision, and dependable delivery of structured datasets.

• Utilize available tools and tailored workflows to enhance data collection, validation, and task execution while fulfilling established requirements.

• Guarantee consistent extraction from dynamic and interactive web sources, adapting methodologies for JavaScript-rendered content and evolving site behaviors.

• Uphold data quality standards through validation checks, cross-source consistency controls, formatting guidelines, and systematic verification prior to delivery.

• Expand scraping operations for large datasets by employing efficient batching or parallelization techniques.

• Monitor failures and sustain stability against minor modifications in site structure.

• Employ tools such as Apify, OpenRouter, and other technologies in conjunction with technical expertise and customized approaches.

• Contribute specialized data scraping workflows for the Tendem project and real-world applications.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering, web scraping, automation, or software development.

• Extensive experience in Python web scraping, including BeautifulSoup, Selenium or similar tools, dynamic content (JS, AJAX, infinite scroll), and APIs via proxies.

• Proven track record of extracting data from complex structures, including hierarchies, archived pages, and inconsistent HTML.

• Strong foundation in data cleaning, normalization, and validation, providing structured datasets in formats such as CSV, JSON, or Google Sheets.

• Demonstrated experience in managing anti-bot mechanisms and dynamic site structures at scale.

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or equivalent, and containerization using Docker.

• Practical experience with LLM frameworks like LangChain, OpenRouter, or similar, applied to automation tasks.

• Exceptional attention to detail and dedication to data accuracy.

• Self-motivated work ethic and capability to troubleshoot independently.

• Proficiency in English at Upper-intermediate (B2) level or higher.

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related technical fields is advantageous.

• A GitHub link is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Freelance engagement.

• Part-time remote opportunity.

• Estimated 10–20 hours per week during active project phases.

• Access to innovative technology projects through the Mindrift platform.